Find research gaps and generate ideas from your PDF documents

Reads a batch of PDF documents and generates new research questions based on the gaps between topics.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per pdf document uploaded.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances with a priori Run-Time Knowledge (14)

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Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Knowledge Base & RAGDocument Processing & OCRResearch & Market IntelligenceSurvey & Feedback
Connects
InfraNodus

The problem it solves

Reading through a stack of reports or papers to spot what's missing is slow and easy to get wrong. You want to know what hasn't been connected yet, not just what's already been said.

Who it fits

Researchers, analysts, or teams reviewing multiple reports who want to spot unexplored angles quickly.

How it works

  1. You upload several PDF documents through a form
  2. The system extracts the text from each file
  3. The text is mapped into a knowledge graph to find disconnected topics
  4. AI generates a research question that bridges the gap
What you get

Research questions you wouldn't have found manually

You get fresh research questions surfaced automatically from the gaps between your documents, ready to explore whenever you want new angles.

What you get

A generated research question that points to an unexplored angle in your documents.

What you need

An InfraNodus account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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